Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170561138 - Employee's hand and arm amputated by machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170561138 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 08/20/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111152880	08/25/1994	2211	0	Shuford Mills, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to blow a wrap-up from a card with a compressed air hose. The air hose was caught and pulled into the machine along with the employee's right arm. His hand and arm were traumatically amputated by the machine to a point about three inches above the right elbow.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, AIR HOSE, ARM, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111152880			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous textile machine operators

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